4/25 What NOT To Get Mom for Mothers' Day

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Contrary to popular beliefs, there is definitely such a thing
as a bad gift, especially on Mother's Day. Good Morning,
HiT's Joanna adding Sean, and the countdown is on until
Mother's Day. I think we're what sixteen days away. Yesterday
I talked a little bit about how people wait until
two days before Mother's Day to even make a reservation,

(00:22):
and most of the time moms make the reservations themselves.
Don't let that.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
Don't let that happen this year.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
So we're gonna help you out and tell you what
mom probably doesn't want for Mother's Day this year.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
Well, I'll say, thankfully, I've already got it taken care
of my wife, and I's anniversary actually falls on Mother's
Day this year, May eleven. Okay, so I have I've
got kind of what I will call our anniversary slash
Mother's Day gift already figured out and taken care of,
and I've hidden and my daughter made hers at school
and that's already hidden as well for her. So but

(00:55):
there's a list of things that Good Housekeeping put out,
five of them in particular, that you should simply never
get a mom for Mother's Day. And I want to
see if you agree with some of these, Joanna, and
I'm sure you're right. All right, let's hear well. The
first one is cleaning supplies of any kind, and yes,
that includes a fancy vacuum cleaner.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
Okay, well, let me just say this. I laugh at
this way because you're right, Like, I don't want, like,
you know, antibacterial spray or lysol wipes or anything, but
where I'm at in my life right now, a fancy
vacuum would help me out with a new baby on
the way, So slightly disagree with that one.

Speaker 2 (01:35):
This year, well, I think a fancy vacuum would be
great for like an anytime gift, right, maybe not for
Mother's Day. But I do agree with you because I
actually I appreciate a good vacuum too. Come on, generic
stuff like mugs, cheap lotion sets, like a Best mom
Ever type tea. I mean the I don't know that
it seems a little less thoughtful right kind of last minute?

(01:57):
Sure do I get that.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
I think where that's really acceptable, Sean, is like when
you have little kids who don't have money, who can't
go out and buy the nice stuff. Like I think
stuff like that is totally acceptable when you're you know,
when your kids are young, it's kind of cute, right
that they want to give you or do anything. So
I think there's like an age range there when that
type of gift is acceptable.

Speaker 2 (02:19):
Yeah, right, Like at a younger age, maybe that becomes
a keepsake that you use for the rest of your life. Right,
but you know once your kids a teenager, like the mugging,
and to cut it anymore exactly, kitchen appliances things like
instant pots, unless of course it was specifically asked for,
but nothing like to basically say, hey, can you cook
something for me? Right?

Speaker 1 (02:38):
No, I agree with that. I think those gifts are
okay around the holiday times, but yeah for Mother's Day.
The last thing I want to think about is cooking
ever on Mother's Day. So yeah, totally agree with that one.

Speaker 2 (02:49):
Good Housekeeping also suggests not to get gifts that are
really for the kids, like baby gear or concert tickets
for the whole family.

Speaker 1 (02:57):
Oh see, I slightly disagree with that one because I'm
all about just like experiences these days. So even if
like my husband has to join and my son, like,
I'm okay with that because like that's what I want
to do, that's where I want to spend my money
these days is on experiences, so that one slightly disagree on.

Speaker 2 (03:12):
Okay, no, that's fair, I like that, and then anything
work out or weight loss related seriously just don't is
good Housekeeping's advice there, So keep ozempic off the list basically,
I mean, I agree with that one as well.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
Listen to Mother's Day is one of those holidays where
like diets are out the window, like let me enjoy myself,
spoil me, cook me food, make me a reservation because
I'm not even thinking about weight loss related anything that day.
So one percent agree with that one.

Speaker 2 (03:42):
Well, this has been helpful for me, so I know
it to avoid. Hopefully it's helped someone else out there too.
This morning